Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research is a publication of Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honorary Society. It is funded by the Illinois Wesleyan University Student Senate.
Current Issue: Volume 30, Issue 1 (2026)
Prefatory Notes
Note from the Department Chair
William Munro
Editors' Introduction
Luke Alberstett and Victoria Ballesteros-Gonzalez
Articles
Juvenile Record Expungement Policy in Illinois
Emma Kudelka
Pharmacy Benefit Managers and the Fight for Affordable Prescription Drugs: A Case for Accountability through Regulation
Cayden Webster
How Much Does America Hate Black Women?
Franchesca Smith
Editors
- Co-Editors in Chief
- Luke Alberstett, '26
- Victoria Ballesteros-Gonzalez, '26
- Cover Artist
- Van Le, '26